Pitt alumna takes politics from SGB to the national stage
By Rebecca Johnson, Senior Staff Writer
March 15, 2020
During her senior year of high school, Maggie Kennedy’s father fell off a ladder while hanging Christmas lights — a $40,000 expense.
Opinion | Ady Barkan shows us that we have no excuse not to engage in activism
By Devi Ruia, Senior Staff Columnist
December 2, 2019
He’s fighting harder than ever to affect positive change — and we could all learn something from him.
Opinion | Democratic debate blurbs: A new top dog
By Julia Kreutzer, Senior Staff Columnist
October 16, 2019
The Oct. 15 debate ushered in a new phase of the race, one in which Elizabeth Warren became the woman to beat, Pete Buttigieg showed his chutzpah and Joe Biden slipped into irrelevance.
Elizabeth Warren’s “lobbyist tax” attacks First Amendment in more ways than one
By Michael Clifford, Staff Columnist
October 16, 2019
Warren’s idea is more than an ineffective proposal to curtail government corruption by limiting advocacy spending by organizations.
Opinion | Democratic debate blurbs: the good, the bad and the Biden
By Julia Kreutzer, Senior Staff Columnist
September 15, 2019
While less chaotic than the previous debates, Thursday night did not disappoint on delivering catchy one liners, cat fights and some extremely powerful statements.
Elizabeth Warren “100% behind” Pitt grad student union
By Emily Wolfe, Assistant News Editor
April 9, 2019
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., encouraged the union hopefuls in a short video posted to social media Tuesday.
Editorial: Democratic newcomers need to learn from 2016 mistakes
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
January 13, 2019
If Democrats want to win back the White House, their presidential candidates need to learn from the last time around and not allow campaigning and rhetoric to get as ugly and intense as it did in 2016.
Editorial: Elizabeth Warren DNA test in poor taste
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
October 17, 2018
Warren’s trace amounts of Native American DNA are laughable. Native Americans still face rampant discrimination in this country, and Warren likening her life experiences to theirs is insensitive.